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This comparative text examines the rise of non-orthodox medicine
and theorizes the changing nature of health care in modern
societies. It engages with sociological debates on modernity and
postmodernity, anthropological work.
The growing popularity of alternative therapies poses challenging
questions for the medical establishment and the state. By
confronting these questions, The Healing Bond makes an important
contribution to current debates about health care. The
contributors, who are all experts in the fields of health care,
social science and the law, focus on the relationship between
patient and healer in both orthodox and non-orthodox forms of
healing practice. They consider whether different forms of healing
involve widely differing conceptions of the role and
responsibilities of the healer, and deal with topical issues such
as medical litigation, codes of ethics for complementary
practitioners, and co-operation between orthodox and complementary
medicine.
The growing popularity of alternative therapies poses challenging
questions for the medical establishment and the state. By
confronting these questions, The Healing Bond makes an important
contribution to current debates about health care. The
contributors, who are all experts in the fields of health care,
social science and the law, focus on the relationship between
patient and healer in both orthodox and non-orthodox forms of
healing practice. They consider whether different forms of healing
involve widely differing conceptions of the role and
responsibilities of the healer, and deal with topical issues such
as medical litigation, codes of ethics for complementary
practitioners, and co-operation between orthodox and complementary
medicine.
Until recently, complementary medical knowledge has generally been
treated as 'marginal' or 'heterodox' knowledge. However, the rise
of complementary medicine within health-care systems has signalled
the end of its marginal status. With this have come concerns about
how knowledge is generated within complementary therapies; what
kind of authority can be accorded to such knowledge; the nature of
research agendas; what ideas and skills are central to training and
how they are transmitted. This book examines these concerns in
relation to a range of healing practices: acupuncture, homeopathy,
chiropractic, reflexology, Chi Kung, herbalism and osteopathy. The
contributors to bring sociological, anthropological and
practitioner perspectives to the growing debate about the future of
complementary medicine.
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